This author gets middle school drama very well!

3.5 ( )

Steering through the world of friendship drama, this up-beat bunch of girls takes everything on with cupcakes and heart.

This 2nd book in the series takes off where the last one ended. So this isn't meant to be read as a stand-alone but is better to start at the beginning of the series.

Now that the Cupcake Club has won the contest, everything is looking up...except for Mia. She loves her new friends in the Cupcake Club but is a little disappointed that none of them share her interest for shopping and fashion. That fits better with the Popular Girl Club, which isn't on good terms with the Cupcake Club members...for good reason. While Mia knows of the rivalries between some of the girls and sympathizes with their problems, she hasn't personally had any difficulties with any of the girls. When she accidentally runs into the Popular Girl Club at the mall, she really enjoys spending time discussing fashion with them. She'd love to be friends with both sides, but that may not be possible.

This is a lovely series for the younger end of the middle grade audience. The text is easy to read, the situations are relatable, and the illustrations are cute, rounded and sweet. The story flows by quickly with something happening on every page. Plus, these girls come across so naturally, that they could be a reader's own friends at school.

There are several issues addressed in this book. First, the problem of balancing friendships, which seems to become especially problematic for girls when they hit middle school. Then, there's the issue of changing schools, finding new friends, and leaving old ones behind. Even family troubles come on board as Mia glides between her divorced parents and tries to come to terms with her father's new girlfriend. All of these are handled in a very appropriate manner for the age group and flow right into the tale without feeling preachy or weighing down. The friendship between the girls in the Cupcake Club stays golden, offers tons of cheerful vibes, and is as sweet as any cupcake could be.
I received an ARC and found this to be as much fun as the first book in the series. ( )

Book two in the popular Cupcake Diary series for middle-school children. This time the focus is on Mia Velaz-Cruz, who is the fashionista in the Cupcake Club. She’s dealing with divided loyalties as she share an interest in fashion with the girls in the Popular Girls Club, but doesn’t want to alienate her friends in the Cupcake Club. She’s also dealing with her parents’ divorce and having moved from Manhattan to the suburbs and her mom’s new boyfriend.

What I like about the books is that Simon writes believable tweens. Their concerns, likes, family issues and school dynamics are all completely believable and relatable. Simon soft peddles positive messages of kindness, loyalty, honesty, hard work and trust. And I like the relationships the girls have with their parents as well.

And the cupcake recipes at the end of each novel are a definite plus! Had I known about them when there were first published, I would definitely have given them to my youngest niece.. She’d have been the target age, and she loves to bake! ( )

This book is about a girl named Mia and her friends, and she is having a hard time because there are some girls that formed a popular girls club. One of the girls called Emma used to be with one of the girls called Callie. Then Callie started to hang out with the PGC. Mia's mom used to work with famous designers but she decided to make her own business. Now Mia's mom is having a fashion show. The girls from the PGC want to come and Mia doesn't know what to do. In the end Mia invites one of her friends named Avia, one of the girls named Callie from the from the PGC , and one of the girls named Kate from the Cupcake club, to her moms fashion show .

I liked this book because I am having a hard time keeping my friends together. One of my friends doesn't like another girl. There were some words that were kind of hard, but I figured them out. The cupcake club was a good idea because they can talk about their problems. I can't talk to anybody about anything because then the people that are my friends won't understand what's going on. I think this book could be for kids who like to bake and who have been going through the same things as Mia.They could talk about their problems. That's why I liked this book a lot. ( )

This bookis not that bad but this story does have meaning but does not interest me, I actually even abandoned the book but that is ok to not enjoy a book as long as you try to read the book at least 4 chapters ( )